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45066 to 45069— Continued. 



arroyo basins or on rocky slopes ; in such situations the little tree 

 becomes tall, with few branches and short twigs. In open places 

 and in good soil it becomes less tall and more branched. The 

 fruit is quite similar in appearance and taste to the pitanga of 

 Brazil, but the tree is more resistant to cold, for it grows in 

 localities where the minimum temperature reaches — 5° or — 6° C." 

 45068. "(June, 1917.) Anangapirili variety. A variety of the pre- 

 ceding; equally edible." 



45069. Trichilia catigua Juss. Meliacea?. Katigua. 

 " (June, 1917.) A small ornamental tree found throughout the forests 



of Paraguay. The bark, according to our analyses, contains 20.5 per cent 

 of crude tann'n and a large proportion of coloring matter for dyeing. The 

 leather thus tanned is of red color, which is much esteemed.'' 



45070 to 45072. Vitis vinifera L. Vitacese. Grape. 



From Melbourne, Australia. Cuttings presented by Mr. Frangois de Cas- 

 tella, Government viticulturist, Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Aus- 

 tralia. Received August 6, 1917. Quoted notes by Mr. Castella. 



45070. " Red May. A seedling of Bicane or Raisin des Dames which 

 originated in the Bendigo District of this State (Victoria), It is a 

 fine grape, of good flavor, and carries very well considering its juici- 

 ness." 



45071. " Doradillo. The well-known grape of southern Spain. It is a 

 very heavy bearer and is being much planted in this State (Victoria) 

 for brandy distillat'on." 



45072. " King George V. A Gros Colman sport, which is inferior to that 

 variety, for the bunches are very badly filled although the berry is 

 larger." 



45073. Butia capitata odorata (Barb.-Eodr.) Becc. Phoenicacese. 

 (Cocos odorata Barb.-Rodr.) Palm. 



From Gotha, Fla. Presented by Mr. H. Nehrling. Received July 27, 1917. 

 " The partially bright-red fruit, larger than those of Cocos australis, comes 

 from a taller, open tree. There are not many fruits in a bunch, and I have 

 not tasted them, but they appear to be good. This tree was also grown from 

 seed received from Blumenau, Brazil, in 1890, which was collected by Gaertner 

 from wild trees growing in stony or rather dry soil. These Cocos palms (Cocos 

 australis, C. gaertneri, C. datil, C. campestris, C. eriospatlia, and several others) 

 all have rather hard bluish green leaves and thrive to perfection on our high, 

 dry Florida pineland. I think they will grow all along the South Atlantic 

 and Gulf coast. They all are fine ornamentals in any garden." (Nehrling.) 



45074. Prunus serrulata sachalinensis (Schmidt) Makino. 

 (P. sargentu Rehder.) [Amygdalacese. Sargent's cherry. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Seeds presented by Dr. C. S. Sargent, Arnold 

 Arboretum. Received August 3, 1917. 

 A handsome large tree, of great ornamental value; hardy as far north as 

 Massachusetts and bearing profusely, in early spring, handsome rose-pink single 

 flowers. 



